Very nice job. When I was little I had one LL918, now I have three ;-)
I think we took the same inspiration for some re-imaginings but yours were really whilst mine sadly remain virtual. Great job, but now let's see you do the Galaxy Commander 6980 my all time favourite...

Quoting andros tempest
This brought back memories. My brother had the LL497 Galaxy Explorer set and I was always a little jealous (mostly because he wouldn't let me steal the parts to make better transformers) I just had some random creator set that was all yellow and black bricks, which at the time I thought was pretty lame by comparison.
I've seen some neo-classic space designs, and I think this is one of my favourites.

Quoting Justin M
Very impressive! It's funny to see all you AFOL's thinking back on the past and remembering those memories from long ago:)

I sometimes wonder if CS is the amazing genre I believe it to be, or if it is a case of nostalgic rose tinted spectacles. It would be interesting to find out the younger builders on the site think of it.

Quoting Tim C
You? Classic space? Weird. This one really takes me back. I actually owned this particular set. When I brought my childhood collection back out, the original canopy was broken beyond use. I weep. A fitting tribute. I love the improvements you made from the original, especially with the SNOT wings. Great work, David, and thanks for the nostalgia.

Not many people seemed to have this one, the bigger sets were obviously the major draw. There's a review on Bricklink that argues perfect form in this set, whereas its larger siblings are somewhat unbalanced. I tend to ageree,

Quoting Nils O.
Yeah, cool! I didn't have LL 918, but it's two "big brothers" LL 924 and LL 928. That was so cool! When I first saw a picture of LL 928, I said: "I must have this one!" Well, I got LL 924 first and then for christmas - tadaa - there it was: My all-time favourite LEGO spaceship, the allmighty LL 928 Galaxy Explorer. I didn't build LL 918 until I built the whole Classic Space fleet with LDD in January :-)) ... Oh, where was I? Oh, yes, your new LL 918! Sorry, I was getting a little nostalgic... Your new interpretation of this classic model is excellent. It has the spirit of the original inside, but also a modern design. Great job! :-))

This brought back memories. My brother had the LL497 Galaxy Explorer set and I was always a little jealous (mostly because he wouldn't let me steal the parts to make better transformers) I just had some random creator set that was all yellow and black bricks, which at the time I thought was pretty lame by comparison.
I've seen some neo-classic space designs, and I think this is one of my favourites.

Yeah, cool! I didn't have LL 918, but it's two "big brothers" LL 924 and LL 928. That was so cool! When I first saw a picture of LL 928, I said: "I must have this one!" Well, I got LL 924 first and then for christmas - tadaa - there it was: My all-time favourite LEGO spaceship, the allmighty LL 928 Galaxy Explorer. I didn't build LL 918 until I built the whole Classic Space fleet with LDD in January :-)) ... Oh, where was I? Oh, yes, your new LL 918! Sorry, I was getting a little nostalgic... Your new interpretation of this classic model is excellent. It has the spirit of the original inside, but also a modern design. Great job! :-))

You? Classic space? Weird. This one really takes me back. I actually owned this particular set. When I brought my childhood collection back out, the original canopy was broken beyond use. I weep. A fitting tribute. I love the improvements you made from the original, especially with the SNOT wings. Great work, David, and thanks for the nostalgia.